Rule 8.3 - AQUARIUS PLATINUM LIMITED

FORM 8.3

    DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
              (Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)


1.   KEY INFORMATION

Name of person dealing        BARCLAYS PLC
(Note 1)
Company dealt in              AQUARIUS PLATINUM LIMITED
Class of relevant security    COM USD0.05
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               16 April 2009

2.   INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

(a)  Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
security dealt in (Note 3)

                            Long                     Short

                      Number       (%)         Number       (%)

(1) Relevant      17,624,955     4.72%        951,106     0.25%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,158,663     0.31%        404,107     0.11%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             18,783,618     5.03%      1,355,213     0.36%

(b)  Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
     than the class dealt in (Note 3)

Class of                    Long                     Short
relevant
security:

                  Number              (%)   Number              (%)

(1) Relevant
securities

(2) Derivatives
(other than
options)

(3) Options and
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total


  (c)  Rights to subscribe (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:   Details



3.   DEALINGS (Note 4)

  (a)  Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale  Number of Securities  Price per unit (GBP)
Purchase       29,115                2.6323
Purchase       4,671                 2.6483
Purchase       5,205                 2.6194
Purchase       8,100                 2.6175
Purchase       9,188                 2.6774
Purchase       1,700                 2.6283
Purchase       15,001                2.6500
Purchase       49,029                2.6296
Purchase       65,679                2.6424
Purchase       123,466               2.6452
Purchase       306,159               5.3714 AUD
Purchase       37,869                5.3715 AUD
Purchase       3,500                 5.3025 AUD
Sale           32,329                2.5658
Sale           1,750                 5.4095 AUD
Sale           10,367                2.6490
Sale           5,205                 2.6464
Sale           1,300                 5.4089 AUD
Sale           4,103                 2.5487
Sale           3,457                 2.6315
Sale           20,920                2.6561

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          4103          2.5486
CFD            Long          32329         2.5658
CFD            Long          3457          2.6314
CFD            Long          4671          2.6483
CFD            Long          10367         2.6489
CFD            Long          20920         2.656
CFD            Long          9121          2.6795
CFD            Long          24273         2.68
CFD            Long          1300          5.4089 AUD
CFD            Short         8100          2.6175
CFD            Short         1700          2.6283
CFD            Short         49029         2.6295
CFD            Short         29115         2.6323
CFD            Short         65679         2.6423
CFD            Short         4671          2.6482
CFD            Short         15001         2.65
CFD            Short         9188          2.6774
CFD            Short         3500          5.3024 AUD

(c)  Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)  Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name,   Writing,          Number of          Exercise  Type, e.g.      Expiry   Option money
e.g. call       selling,          securities to      price     American,       date     paid/received
option          purchasing,       which the option             European etc.            per unit (GBP)
                varying etc.      relates (GBP)


(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g.  Number of           Exercise price per
call option         securities          unit (Note 5)




(d)  Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)


Nature of transaction Details           Price per unit
(Note 8)                                (if applicable)
                                        (Note 5)




4.   OTHER INFORMATION
None

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives


Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the
person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of
any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or
relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any
relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is
referenced.  If none, this should be stated.




Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)                 NO


Date of disclosure                         17 April 2009
Contact name                               Geoff Smith
Telephone number                           020 7116 2913
If a connected EFM, name of
offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of
connection (Note 10)


Notes

The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk